Here is a simple little approach to getting-moving. 8 weeks to walk 10 kilometres. Almost any reasonably well adult can manage this but by all means, tailor the approach to what you find realistic - the main thing is to start and to move. This eight-week program will get you walking a 10km distance [...]
Weight and weight loss is a big issue for many. It is important for health. It is difficult and challenging. Much is said and known about the physical aspects, but perhaps it’s worth considering a few of the mental or emotional considerations for a person looking to lose weight. Here are some thoughts… Know [...]
Self-care means taking time to do things you enjoy. Usually, self-care involves everyday activities that you find relaxing, fun, or energizing. These activities could be as simple as reading a book, or as big as taking a vacation. Self-care also means taking care of yourself. This means eating regular meals, getting enough sleep, caring [...]
Three must-know things about three important things. Endometriosis This is a complex gynaecology condition where cells from the uterus (womb) grow elsewhere. Endometriosis typically causes pain, excessive or abnormal menstrual bleeding, and infertility. But the manner and frequency and severity of symptoms varies significantly and so the diagnosis can prove elusive initially. Endometriosis affects [...]
When last did you ask a friend, family member or colleague who has had a baby in the last 12 months how they are really feeling? When you look at the global maternal mental health statistics, you’ll see that it’s an important question to ask. But it doesn’t end there. Most mothers will simply [...]
You know don’t you? You should avoid fast foods pretty-much-altogether if you want to be optimally healthy. But you also live in the real world. And so do we. So here are some fast tips to help you minimise the damage when you pull into the drive-through next time… What you are (mainly) looking [...]
Sometimes we choose change and sometimes change is forced upon us. Even when we choose change, it is a painful and difficult process. People like to stay in their “comfort zone” and be surrounded by what they know and can trust. Change takes us out of our comfort zone, involves the loss of what [...]
PTSD or Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is a fairly well-known mental health disorder – based on references in popular culture at least. In reality it is a serious and fairly recently-recognised condition that causes a great deal of distress to a great many people. PTSD is what it says it is: a stress disorder [...]
Time is a notion that we’re familiar with. It is perhaps also something we have limited ammounts of, waste all-too-readily, value insufficiently, and ultimately, disrespect. All of this has real bearing on health & wellness so let us consider time for, well, a time… Finite. At least at a human level. Each of us [...]
Urticaria is an allergic skin condition characterised by hives or welts (raised, red, itchy lesions). Urticaria may be acute (lasts for less than six weeks) or chronic (over six weeks). About 20 per cent of people experience urticaria at some time. Urticaria is an allergic skin rash, caused by the release of histamine and [...]
